Bucking bronco, polo pony, or single seesaw



19, 1939. F. A. HELDMAN ,2,173,300

BUCKING BRONCO, POLO PONY, OR SINGLE SEESAW Filed Sept. 8, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ff/w.

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BUCKING BRONCO, POLO PONY, OR SINGLE SEES-AW Filed Sept. 8, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 y I l u Suma/who@ l, O funHHed Patented Sept. 19, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE BUCKING BRONCO, POLO PONY, OR SINGLE SEESAW 2 Claims.

'I'his invention relates to a toy or exercising apparatus designed for use in a manner to simulate the riding of a bucking bronco, polo. pony or the operation of a single seesaw.

It is aimed to provide a novel structure having a rotatable standard with a spring mounted seat radiating therefrom, the seat being adjustable to different angles and heights.

The more specific objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the description following taken in connection with accompanying drawings illustrating an operative embodiment.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a view of the apparatus in side elevation;

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the plane of line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure l, and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary elevation of a modied form of anchoring means.

Referring specifically to the drawings wherein like reference characters designate like or similar parts, I0 designates a tubular bearing adapted to be anchored in any sutiable manner to any desired support. As shown in Figure l, it has a collar Il at its base through which screws, bolts or other fastenings I2 are passed to a floor and it is braced by a spider I3 having a ring surrounding i1; and legs l5, secured to the floor by screws or bolts I'6. In lieu of securing such tubular bearing I0 to the floor, when it is used outdoors, it may be partly sunk into the ground, as shown in Figure 5, and the spider has its legs secured by screws or bolts like those at I6, to pegs or thek 4like l1 driven into the ground I8.

The tubular bearing ID journals a vertical shaft I9 for rotation on a vertical axis and it carries a bifurcated clamp or bracket 20. The jaws or sections of such clamp or bracket are designated 2|, the same being separable at the shaft end and having portions 22 conforming to the shape of the shaft, and the jaws on opposite sides of the shaft having bolts 23 passing therethrough and operable to rigidly clamp the bracket to the shaft at any desired elevation. The jaws are joined by an open frame 24 and the material of the bracket is somewhat resilient to enable separation of the jaws.

Said bracket or clamp 20 effectively mounts and braces a spring or resilient member 25, generally arched. One end of such spring 25, designated 26, is detachably secured to the bridge 21 of the frame 24 as by a plurality of screws 28.

From the portion 26, the bar 25 is extended upwardly through the frame 24 which guides it and reinforces it when moving.

The other end of the spring 25 terminates in a tang 29, to which a support or plank is secured detachably, preferably by bolts 3|, of the type employing wing nuts. Said plank or support 30 mounts a seat 32 which is adjustably secured in place by a bolt 33, preferably of the wing type, enabling the seat to be placed at any desired l0 angle as suggested by the full and dotted lines in Figure 2. The seat preferably has a post 34 rising therefrom, and simulating the neck and head of a horse and including flexible reins 35 to be grasped by the operator. 36 are handle-bars for 15 steadying the user of the apparatus when seated on seat 32.

As a result of the construction described, anyone, a child in particular, may operate it single handed as a seesaw, or as a bobbing horse. The 20 structure also has action simulating a prancing horse if the child kicks on the ground or floor. Also, by kicking on the ground or floor, the device may be made to swing to the right and left, from the axis of the shaft I8 and also from the axis of 25 the bolt 33 imitating a spirited horse. The structure may also revolve in a circle simulating a merry-go-round.

Various changes may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit and scope of the in- 30 vention.

I claim as my invention:

1. Apparatus of the class described including a shaft, a plank to support an operator in radial relation to the shaft, an arched spring connect- 35 ing the plank to the shaft permitting an up and down motion of the plank, a bracket extending from the shaft, said spring being secured to the bracket and having a portion extending from the exterior of the bracket upwardly through and controlled as to lateral movement by the bracket.

2. Apparatus of the class described including a shaft, a plank to support an operator in radial relation to the shaft, an arched spring connecting the plank to the shaft permitting an up and down motion of the plank, a bifurcated bracket engaging the shaft, means to clamp the bracket to the shaft, said bracket having a frame, said arched portion depending downwardly through the frame and controlled as to lateral movement thereby, a portion extending upwardly from said portion, means to secure the upwardly extending portion to the exterior of the frame, and a tang on the arched portion supporting said plank.

FRANK A. I-IELDMAN. 

